Title:
Brain games
ISBN:
9781426342240
Publication Information:
Universal City, Calif. : Vivendi Entertainment, ©2011.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Brain Games originally produced for television in 2011.
How to build a beating heart originally produced for television in 2010.
Contents:
Disc 1: Pay attention! (50 min. ; producer/writer, Isaac Holub) -- Watch this! (50 min. ; producer/writer, Isaac Holub) ; Disc 2: Remember this! (50 min. ; producers/writers, George Kralowvansky, Holly Taylor) -- Bonus program: How to build a beating heart (2010 ; ca. 46 min. ; Produced by Mannucci, Inc. in association with National Geographic Television for National Geographic Channels ; producer/director/writer/narrator, Mark Mannucci ; director of photography, Ari Haberberg ; editor, Lars Woodruffe).
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Summary:
"[This] three-part series provides a fascinating window into the inner workings of the brain as never before. Through interactive experiments and tricks, [the programs] reveal how our brains create the illusion of a seamless reality. As these revealing experiments provide a unique view into our brains, the world's leading experts explain how and why these tests work." -- Container.
Bonus program: How to build a beating heart: "Scientists are using tissue engineering to harness the body's natural powers to grow skin, muscle, body parts and vital organs, even hearts." -- video.nationalgeographic.com
System Details:
DVD; DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 SURROUND ; WIDESCREEN.
Language Note:
OPTIONAL ENGLISH SDH ON MAIN FEATURE ONLY.
